ALBERT L.CLOUGH. *"Fighting Shy" Of The Orphaned Car Manufacturers' Business Stobility A Most Important Consideration BUYING A CAR of a modét-the manufaéture of which is discon- tinued soon or even at any time during its expected period of useful- sess is a misfortune to any motorist, for the resale and trade-in value of such a car at once drops to an insignificant amount and its sery- icing becomes problematical. The Obsolete Model If the manufacturer of a discontinued model continues in business producing later models, such a car will still retain a certain commer- cial value based upon its merit and upon the practical certainty that replacement parts will be available and that it can still be serviced at the stations which {ts manufacturer still maintains. The supersession of ally current model by a later and improved one is eventually in- evitable and is beneficial to motoring as a whole, but it is a fact that the cars of manufacturers who change models but seldom maintain a high and rather stable used value. Of course it is a plece of hard luck to have one's recently acquired car superseded by a radically different product too soon after it is bought. Cars With No One "Back Of Them" But the ownership of a real "orphan car," the manufacturer of which has gone out of business entirely and is wit t a successor, in- volves a nearly total money loss to its innocent p haser for it has practically no resale or trade-in value and even if replacements for it can somewhere be obtained for a time, there are no longer service stations where parts and specialized. repair operations can be had. Changes Among The Manufacturers Just at present, perhaps more so than at any time in the history of the industry, the intending car purchaser should beware of buying a car that is destined soon to become an orphan. Under the unpre- cendently severe existing competition, numerous worthy but weak manufacturers are going out of business completely or losing identity, through mergers, and this process of elimination and consequent re- duction of the number of car builders and car models is still going on apace, Trying To Pick The Survivors One of the very mos' important questions to ask, when selecting a new car, is whether its manufacturer is likely to survive this reor- ganization pericd and continue to produce and support its product. His history should be looked up, information as to how his produc? is selling and what his financial condition and resources are and are likely to be should be obtained, in order to form an opinign as to whether he can long weather the competitive storm and keep on bhild- ing cars. Bankers can sometimes give one useful points. USES TOO MUCH OIL | by improving the fit and oil-control. | ing qualities of the rings. Yi! oT OIL ®EAKAGE AT ENGINE Mork 0. AGaiN|| / | BEARING ONLY 100 miLes,TO% | OC.T.L asks: What is the reason os | that oil leaks out around the rear | crankshaft bearing of my engine, when it ng at high | speed? How can this be prevented? | Answer: Lubrication of this en- sure feed and a high | pressure is intained at the main bearings, which increases with the | speed. If there is too much eclear- | ance between the shaft and the | bearing bushing, pump pressure L G. P. writes: I have a 1925 forces 'more oil out through the car and am using about one | fear end of the bearing than the Ruart of engine oll for each 100] Slinger-ring, collecting pocket and | drain passage can return W s ssive pr Miles run. Is this an excessive | crankcase and some of it amount? | The only remedy of which we Answer: It is excessive for, a; is to have this bearing tighte new car like this. With modern | that it has a minimum safe clear- engines that are in good condition, | ance with the shaft and 1s thus as there is very little loss of oil and ' ©il tight as allowable, but some- very often the level is almost as| times » pi case of a well-worn . { engine, leakage can be reduced by hn and 800 or Tory mile of | somewhat reducing the oil pressure ~~ | carried. but we should not advise was filled. It may be that you have his except by the advice of some pistons with poorly fitting | +} ice station people. rings 'or possibly there is some | leakage from the crankcase. 1f your engine's exhaust is smoky, ot is undoubtedly passing the piston | rings excessively, If you find. thar oil Is working Gut between the off Pan and the crankcase or between | the timing gear tase and the en- Eine base. some of the escape will | be accounted for and new gasket should be applied at these points In case there is no leakage from the crankcase, the presumption is that the escape is past the pistons, | which loss you can probably reduce | Questions 07 generai interest to the motorist will be answered by Mr. Clough in this column, space permitting. If an immediale answer is desired, enclose self-addressed, stamped envelope. EN THE DAILY THREE WAYS TO TAX + | MOTOR OAR DRIVERS Advocates Manner in Which 'Taxes | May Be Levied. i A flat registration tax. A gasoline | tax. A weight tax. These are the only three methods of taxation by means of which the | collect money | Government should from motorists for the development | of highway systams, says A. J. Bros | seau, member of the taxation com- | National Auto-| mittee of the U. 8S. mobile Chamber of Commerce. | Mr. Brosseau's opinion is that of | | the entire committee, and is based | on a formula that has been based | on the use of and the demand made upon the highways. "A flat registration tax," 'Mr, Brosseau says, "is advocated to de- fray the cost of administratiox of the highway department and for the privilege of owning an auto- mobile, which carries with it per- mission to use the highway. "To measure the use of the high- | way, we have to reckon with not | only the floor space occupied by an automobile not moving but the dis- tance covered hy it. All admit that if the distance traveled is to be one of the elements in the formula, a tax on gasoline is an equitable ome. |' "In determining the amount of tax to assess for the 'demand made |. upon' the highway, it is generally ad- mitted that a graduated weight tax is equitable, This tax should what higher on heavier automobiles and still more on heavy trucks equip- ped with solid tires." New Plan of Taxing Autos Becomes Effective in Cuba Cuba's new transportation basing charges for passenger ve- hicles on wheel base and trucks by capacity, went into effect on Aug- ust 1st. | There are five classes for the pas- | senger vehicles, as follows: 105 inches wheel base, $40 a year; to 120 inches, $50; 128 inches, $60; 135 inches, $75; and over 185 inches $90. Trucks with a carrying capacity larger than seven tons are prohibit- ed. The yearly charge for the four classes range from $25 for a three- quarter ton vehicle to $400 for seven tons capacity. Taxicdbs are given a special con- | cession, their tax being one-half the | amounts assessed privately-owned machines. Small American cars are in taxi service throughout the is- land and far outnumber those in private use. Latest figures in Ha- vana give the taxis about a two to one ratio over private cars. Cannot Compete With US. Auto Trade, Says German Berlin, Sept. 5.--A number of reasons were expressed recently by Dr. Casl Relchstain, automobile. in- | dustrialist, why, in his opinion, Ger- | many never can compete with the United States as an automobile market. Explaining the necessity for a protective automobile duty, he pointed out that Germany never will be in a position of attaining any- thing like American prices because of the impossibility of turning out the same number of cars, and even | if this were feasible there would be no means of disposing them. REO Series BOYD'S GARAGE, -. 120 BROCK STREET i REO MOTOR CAR COMPANY : Windsor, 3 Ro LN "x ¥ -- -- lr G SEDAN Crowded streets hold no terror for drivers of Reos equipped with the Reo Safety Control. This exclusive feature is standard on the Series G +» Sedan and all other Reo al assenger models," OF CANADA, Ontario ; ba | small in amount on light cars, some- | tax, | under | | i | | i in tire history have Firestone | trouble, The greatest racing honors ever won through Gum-Dipping. At the Canadian National Exhibition; Balloon Gum-Dipped Cords demonstrated 'their extra strength and | safety by winning the most important race of the meet. | At Brandon, Calgary and other western tracks, this summer, new records were set on Firestones. | ' In "the International S Indianapolis, May 30th, a "new world record was sét on Firestones--101.13 miles per hour, for 500 miles--without tire come to Firestone with far less than usual fatigue. . It accounts for the outstanding success of Firestone Full-Size ' Balloons--giving the flexible walls the withstand the extra flexing strain. extra strength to » Drive with perfect confidence in your tires. Enjoy new steering and braking takes at control, and the easy riding that saves you and your car from: shocks and vibration. Have the nearest Firestone Dealer apply a set of real Balloon Tires-- Full Size! | Quan Dipped ! Built only by Firestone | MOST MILES PER DOLLAR The Extra Process that Safeguards the Men Who Break R It was Gum-Dipping that made these speed kings confident on the treacherous turns, and carried them through the ordeal ecords Firestone FULL-SIZE sie "~-- -- ---- BALLOON GUM-DIPPED CORDS THE ONLY GUM-DIPPED CORDS MADE IN CANADA ARE BUILT BY FIRESTONE 129 BROCK STREET BOYD'S GARAGE || DISTRIBUTOR FOR FIRESTONE TIRES An automobile in Germany is a much greater lukury than in Am- erica, Dr. Reichsteiz declared, and even in the event of a general in- crease In incomes no person with an annual income of 10,000 marks would dream of buying a car for a price even as low as 2,000 marks. Germans, it is asserted, attach greater importance to housing, cloth- ing, intellectual enjoyments and the education of their children and spend far more for these items than do Americans. ONTARIO DELIGHTS MOTORISTS FROM U.S. The touring department of the On- tario Motor League is in receipt of many expressions of appreciation of Ontario from U. S. motor tourists. The following letter from Dudley C. T. Sleater, vania, is typieal of a host: "1 appreciate your immediate re- ply to my letter, relative to the map, ote. I also desire to add that every season about this time I take. the liberty to sojourn in Canada. I love the recreational activities that are to be had thers. I have traveled some years during this season with a sad- dle back party--other times, mostly along, over the unbeaten trails that lead to the country of the Great of Narberth, Pennsyl- Northlands snd the country to the} Derby Day Don'ts | Regulations for road trafic at Ep- som for Derby Day have to be thor- ough. This year the newspapers pub- lished a lst of "Don'ts" as approved by the Commissioner of Police. The first is a needful, though obvious, one: "Don't stop to argue with any- one," and another, which evidently previous experience has suggested as | necessary, reads, "Don't run out of | petrol." The other "Don'ts" may use-' fully be quoted, as they have a general application in many in- stances. They are: Don't break the line of trafic. Don't delay the trafic by your selfishness. Don't be late starting. Don't hug the centre of the road, there is room for three lines of traffic. Don't disobey the instructions of the police, they want to help you. Don't leave your car in the road it it breaks down. Don't time your arrival on the Course immediately preceding first race or you may miss it. road. Don't try to turn round In the | "AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING Cylinder Blocks honed separately if required. Exide Battery Service Station. ELLIOTT & Phone Don't leave your small change be- hind. Don't forget to ascertain the route before you start, where your seat is, and the motor enclosure. Don't forget sp study the plan of the course and the road map. Don't forget you are not the only one on the road who wants to see the races. Don't pull up outside the enclo- sures, but draw right in first; also do the same for the grand stand. Don't forget the police are there to help you, so help them by an- swering their interrogations quickly. Don't try to return home all to- gether; remember your car Is one of 20,000. Don't forget the "ribbons" on the the | the 1089. alll But if they insist on Indi ality, on playing lone hands, trying to make all for it and it none, why they will rapidly : ate into parasitic appendages Lhe districts which they, created | serve, have so ably disserved, to pos ish sooner or later (the sooner better) of imRnition. The roughly summarizes the oph the authorities interviewed on current epidemic of local H sociations in Ontario. AS